Section 2-3-204 - Staff director, assistants, and consultants(1) The committee shall interview persons applying for the position of staff director as to qualifications and ability and shall make recommendations thereon to the executive committee, which shall appoint the staff director as provided in section 2-3-303 (3). The staff director shall be responsible to the committee for the collection and assembling of all data and the preparation of reports and recommendations. The staff director shall also be responsible for preparing for consideration by the committee analyses of all requests for funds. With the approval of the committee, the staff director may appoint such additional professional, technical, clerical, or other employees necessary to perform the functions assigned to the committee. The staff director and such additional personnel shall be appointed without reference to affiliation and solely on the basis of ability to perform the duties of the position. They shall be employees of the general assembly and shall not be subject to the state personnel system laws. The committee shall establish appropriate qualifications and compensation for all positions. With the consent of the committee, the chairperson may contract for professional services by private consultants as needed.(3) The staff director shall appoint additional staff as necessary to review and evaluate the evidence designation and justification required by section 2-3-210 (3).Amended by 2024 Ch. 89,§ 2, eff. 8/7/2024, app. to budget requests, requests for supplemental appropriations, and budget request amendments made on or after the applicable effective date.Amended by 2022 Ch. 421, § 8, eff. 8/10/2022.Amended by 2021 Ch. 445, § 3, eff. 9/7/2021.L. 59: p. 465, § 4. CRS 53: § 63-2-21. C.R.S. 1963: § 63-2-20. L. 88: Entire section amended, p. 306, § 5, effective May 23. L. 93: Entire section amended, p. 2107, § 8, effective June 9. L. 94: Entire section amended, p. 1624, § 11, effective May 31. L. 96: Entire section amended, p. 1155, § 3, effective 1/1/1997. L. 99: (1) amended, p. 163, § 20, effective August 4. L. 2000: (2) repealed, p. 585, § 10, effective May 18. 2024 Ch. 89, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3). 2022 Ch. 421, was passed without a safety clause. See Colo. Const. art. V, § 1(3).